舍己为人
Traditional form:
捨己為人
Pinyin (reading):
shějǐwèirén
Definitions:
- to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
- altruism
Characters:
- 舍 - house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
- 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
- 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 人 - man, person; people
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